Mark Titus, The Celtics Are Back, Succession Series Finale Preview + Fyre Fest of The Week

My bet on the Heat to win the series while up 3-0 was a 'sharp' bet despite the Celtics winning two games

It was a plus expected value on the bet, by the way... I was getting 10% return on investment. It should have been about 5% given the history of the NBA and three-nothing leads. So it was a sharp bet. I don't regret anything. I'm a process guy, not a results guy.

If the Celtics win Game 6 in Miami, Game 7 at home is a guaranteed win

Game six is definitely a tossup. But if you win Game six, game seven at home is ours.

Joe Mazzulla visiting a hospital before Game 5 is 'Gary V adjacent' and psycho behavior

He said watching a girl dying and smiling and enjoying her life, that's what it's really all about. So he gained some perspective. It's kind of some psycho shit, but I guess it's nice... it is Gary V adjacent what he's doing. He's just reminding, he's trying to force himself to work harder by looking at people who are dying.

Rob Brind'Amour's post-sweep comments were 'the biggest loser talk' ever

The hurricanes got swept and Rob Brind'Amour afterwards said... 'we didn't lose four games, we got beat, but we were right there.' ... That's quite a quote. ... To come out afterwards and say the history books will show we got swept, but that's not what happened. ... On the surface that's the definition of Loser Talk.

Michael Block is losing fans by saying he'd be one of the best in the world if he had Rory McIlroy's distance

He also had a clip where he said if he had Rory McIlroy's distance... he would be one of the best players in the world. ... He then came out and he is 120th out of 120 participants. ... That clip... what are we talking about here? ... Rory McIlroy, you know why Rory McIlroy has that is because he's a freak athlete and he's worked insanely hard.

The Celtics will absolutely not beat the Miami Heat in this series

I am so confident that the Celtics will not beat the heat in this series. It is actually kind of freaking me out how confident I am. ... This team is lifeless. This team hates each other... and they win one game and now we have a series. ... I think the pressure's still on the Celtics.

I bet $1,000 that LeBron James will definitely not retire this off-season

LeBron James does not retire. I bet $1,000 that LeBron James does not retire. Zero percent chance. Zero.

Joel Embiid is a 'loser' who lacks 'that dog in him'

Joel Embiid? ... Kind of a loser. ... To answer your question [Big Cat] Yes. That you, there's definitively guys who do have the dog in them and don't. ... It is pretty wild to think about [how many Kentucky players score 40 in the NBA and Calipari only won one title].

Bronny James should and likely will come off the bench at USC

I don't think he's gonna start. ... They have the number one recruit in the country [Isaiah Collier] gonna start over him. ... If he's trying to win games, Bronny should come off the bench. And that's not because Bronny's bad, it's because I think that's the best role for everyone on the team.

The new Chicago office will be open and working by Week 1 of the NFL season

I confidently think we will be in there working, still have to finish some things by week one of the NFL. ... I'll fucking grab a shovel. I don't give a fuck. We need this office.

Succession will end with Kendall Roy taking over but having no one left in his life

I think it is going to be Kendall... he's finally morphed into his father where he berated Roman. He is at odds with Shiv. ... He has no one left. And I think that that is how they're gonna end the show. Where with no one left, he becomes the king. But at what cost? Literally his entire life.

The Russians are radicalizing orcas to attack ships in NATO waters

So the Russians have been training beluga whales to be spies in NATO waters and with all these recent orca attacks are the Russians, radicalizing orcas? ... The orcas haven't been acting like that before.